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Decade is an unreleased greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. Matt Forger confirmed and talked about it in depth during the 151st episode of the MJCast.[1] The album later turned into what would become the eighth studio album by Jackson, Dangerous, and the idea itself seems to have inspired the first disc of Jackson's 1995 double studio album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I.

Background[]

Reports and rumors[]

The first reports appeared in an article featured in the "Black and White" fanzine (French edition), talking about a supposed "secret album" coming soon. Those stated the project was going to release in late 1989 and feature Jackson's greatest hits from 1979-1989. More rumors started spreading that Jackson supposedly "missed the deadline" and that he'd rework the album with a different track listing, now featuring songs recorded from 1980-1990.

Official information[]

Very little official information about the project is known. Forger did confirm during the MJCast interview that the project would've featured Jackson's greatest hits along with three new tracks. Works started during the Summer of 1989, more specifically July. During Christmas, Bruce Swedien joined the project. At that time, the team would also shift studios from Westlake to Record One, as Jackson felt like he didn't have as much privacy due to the number of people working at Westlake.[1]

Not much is known about the development of the album between 1990-1991, although considering the latest known DATs of Decade date back to May of 1991, it can be assumed the project evolved into Dangerous pretty late into the development.

It's also unknown why exactly Decade became the state it is today, although it's often assumed the reason is simply that there was so much new material created between 1989-1991, that it made the most sense to combine it into another studio album and focus on it, rather than a compilation.

Debunked information[]

While rumors say that Jackson recorded a cover of The Beatles, "Strawberry Fields Forever", it was debunked by Brad Sundberg during his In the Studio With MJ seminars. He stated Jackson was approached about the idea, but that he passed on it. Sundberg also debunked Jackson ever re-recording any of the Jackson 5 material, "I'll Be There" and "Never Can Say Goodbye", which were rumored to be on another variation of the tracklist. Songs such as "It Doesn't Really Matter" ("Who Is It") were rumored to appear as well.[2] The reports also featured a fake album cover and tracklist.

Track list[]

After Brad Sundberg's laptop got stolen on January 27, 2023, pictures of a couple of tracklists for Decade were leaked. First originating from February 14, 1990, and the second being from May 3, 1991. Decade would debut songs like "Come Together" and "Heal the World", before their official release on the next two studio albums respectively. On the 1991 tracklist, "Off the Wall" seems to have been replaced by "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", despite it being already being included on the previous leaked tracklist. "Music & Me" is also the only Motown solo song featured on the compilation.

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Billie Jean"4:54
2."Bad"4:07
3."Rock with You"3:40
4."The Way You Make Me Feel"4:57
5."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"6:04
6."Workin' Day and Night"5:13
7."Thriller"5:57
8."Beat It"4:18
9."Human Nature"4:06
10."She's Out of My Life"3:37
11."P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"3:59
12."Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney)3:54
13."Off the Wall"4:06
14."Leave Me Alone"4:40
15."This Place Hotel"5:43
16."Man in the Mirror"5:18
17."Smooth Criminal"4:17
18."Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"6:03
19."Dirty Diana"4:40
20."Music & Me"2:38
21."Someone in the Dark"4:48
22."I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (featuring Siedah Garrett)4:11
23."Liberian Girl"3:52
24."The Girl Is Mine" (featuring Paul McCartney)3:42
25."State of Shock" (featuring Mick Jagger)4:31
26."Come Together"4:02
27."Heal the World"6:24

References[]

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Discography
Studio albums
Got to Be ThereBenMusic & MeForever, Michael Off the WallThrillerBadDangerousHIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book IInvincible
Other albums
Farewell My Summer LoveDecadeBlood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the MixThe Ultimate CollectionThriller 2511th Studio AlbumMichaelBad 25XscapeScreamThriller 40
Singles
"Got to Be There" • "Rockin' Robin" • "I Wanna Be Where You Are" • "Ain't No Sunshine" • "Ben" • "With a Child's Heart" • "Music & Me" • "We're Almost There" • "Just a Little Bit of You" • "You Can't Win" • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" • "Rock with You" • "Off the Wall" • "She's Out of My Life" • "Girlfriend" • "One Day in Your Life" • "The Girl is Mine" • "Billie Jean" • "Beat It" • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" • "Human Nature" • "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" • "Thriller" • "Happy" • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" • "Bad" • "The Way You Make Me Feel" • "Man in the Mirror" • "Dirty Diana" • "Another Part of Me" • "Smooth Criminal" • "Leave Me Alone" • "Liberian Girl" • "Black or White" • "Remember the Time" • "In the Closet" • "Jam" • "Who Is It" • "Heal the World" • "Give In to Me" • "Will You Be There" • "Gone Too Soon" • "Scream/Childhood" • "You Are Not Alone" • "Earth Song" • "They Don't Care About Us" • "Stranger in Moscow" • "Blood on the Dance Floor" • "HIStory/Ghosts" • "Smile" • "You Rock My World" • "Butterflies" • "Cry" • "What More Can I Give" • "One More Chance" • "The Girl is Mine 2008" • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" • "Hold My Hand" • "Mind Is the Magic" • "Hollywood Tonight" • "Behind the Mask" • "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" • "Love Never Felt So Good" • "A Place with No Name" • "Blood on the Dance Floor X Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-Up)"
Promotional singles
"Someone in the Dark" • "Speed Demon" • "Someone Put Your Hand Out" • "This Time Around" • "Is It Scary" • "Speechless" • "Unbreakable" • "Cheater" • "This Is It"
Non-single songs
"Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me" • "In Our Small Way" • "Wings of My Love" • "Maria (You Were the Only One)" • "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" • "You've Got a Friend" • "Greatest Show on Earth" • "People Make the World go Round" • "We've Got a Good Thing Going" • "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" • "My Girl" • "What Goes Around Comes Around" • "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" • "You Can Cry on My Shoulder" • "Up Again" • "All the Things You Are" • "Too Young" • "Doggin' Around" • "Euphoria" • "Morning Glow" • "Johnny Raven" • "Take Me Back" • "Cinderella Stay Awhile" • "We've Got Forever" • "You Are There" • "Dapper Dan" • "Dear Michael" • "I'll Come Home To You" • "Workin' Day and Night" • "Get on the Floor" • "I Can't Help It" • "It's The Falling In Love" • "Burn This Disco Out" • "Someone in the Dark" • "Baby Be Mine" • "The Lady In My Life" • "Just Good Friends" • "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" • "She Drives Me Wild" • "Can't Let Her Get Away" • "Keep the Faith" • "Dangerous" • "D.S." • "Money" • "Come Together" • "Tabloid Junkie" • "2 Bad" • "Little Susie / Pie Jesu" • "On the Line" • "Morphine" • "Superfly Sister" • "Carousel" • "Streetwalker" • "Fly Away" • "Heartbreaker" • "Invincible" • "Break of Dawn" • "Heaven Can Wait" • "2000 Watts" • "You Are My Life" • "Privacy" • "Don't Walk Away" • "The Lost Children" • "Whatever Happens" • "Threatened" • "Shout" • "Sunset Driver" • "Scared of the Moon" • "We Are Here to Change the World" • "Monkey Business" • "Fall Again" • "In the Back" • "Beautiful Girl" • "We've Had Enough" • "For All Time" • "Got the Hots" • "Best of Joy" • "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" • "Much Too Soon" • "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" • "I'm So Blue" • "Abortion Papers" • "Free" • "Price of Fame" • "Al Capone" • "Chicago" • "Loving You" • "Slave to the Rhythm" • "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" • "Blue Gangsta" • "Xscape" • "Starlight" • "Who Do You Know" • "The Toy" • "What a Lovely Way to Go" • "She's Trouble"
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